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Turning Words into Equations

Turning words into equations. In MathBound, the free Algebra I adventure game, Clue Ticker asks these problems, and the only way past is to solve them.

Part of Solving Linear Equations: chapter 2 of the standard course.

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10 questions, no sign-up, nothing saved. Climbs from the basics to harder questions.

What you will practice

Identify and Translate. Identify the unknown and translate a basic phrase into an equation.
Number Problems. Solve a number problem where one number is defined in terms of another.
Consecutive Integers. Translate and solve problems with two consecutive integers.
Application Problems. Solve a real-world word problem translating to a one-step equation.

Worked examples

Made by the game’s own question engine. Try each one, then open its steps.

Example 1 · Identify and Translate

A

gym

charges

a

sign-up

fee

and

a

monthly

price.

Ana’s

cost

for

x

months

is

modeled

by

10 x + 54 = 134 .

What

does

54

represent?

$the$ $total$ $Ana$ $paid$
$the$ $sign-up$ $fee$
$the$ $price$ $for$ $each$ $month$
$the$ $number$ $of$ $months$

Show the worked steps

$10$ $multiplies$ $x,$ $the$ $months:$ $the$ $monthly$ $price.$ $54$ $is$ $added$ $once:$ $the$ $fee.$
$134$ $is$ $what$ $it$ $all$ $comes$ $to:$ $the$ $total.$ $So$ $54$ $is$ $the$ $sign-up$ $fee .$

Answer: $the$ $sign-up$ $fee$

Example 2 · Number Problems

One

number

is

1

less

than

4

times

another.

Their

sum

is

24 .

What

are

the

numbers?

$5$ $and$ $19$
$1$ $and$ $23$
$6$ $and$ $18$
$5$ $and$ $21$

Show the worked steps

$Let$ $n$ $be$ $the$ $first$ $number;$ $the$ $other$ $is$ $4 n - 1 .$
$n + 4 n - 1 = 24,$ $so$ $5 n = 25 .$
$n = 5,$ $and$ $the$ $other$ $number$ $is$ $19 .$

Answer: $5$ $and$ $19$

Example 3 · Consecutive Integers

The

smaller

of

two

consecutive

integers

is

doubled

and

added

to

the

larger,

giving

73 .

What

are

the

integers?

$24$ $and$ $25$
$23$ $and$ $24$
$25$ $and$ $26$
$36$ $and$ $37$

Show the worked steps

$Let$ $the$ $integers$ $be$ $n$ $and$ $n + 1.$
$2 n + (n + 1) = 73,$ $so$ $3 n = 72$ $and$ $n = 24 .$
$The$ $integers$ $are$ $24$ $and$ $25 .$

Answer: $24$ $and$ $25$

Where it is in your textbook

Textbook	Lessons
Standard course	2.7, 6.4
Big Ideas Math Algebra 1	1.1, 1.2, 5.2
Big Ideas Math Algebra 1 (2022)	1.1, 1.2, 5.2
Carnegie Learning Algebra I	M2 3.5
CPM Core Connections Algebra	4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.3, 4.3.1
CPS Skyline Algebra	5.8-5.9
enVision Algebra 1	1-2, 4-2
enVision Algebra 1 (2024)	1-2, 4-2
Eureka Math Algebra I (EngageNY)	1.24, 1.25-1.28
Glencoe Algebra 1	0-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 6-3, 6-5
HMH Into Algebra 1	2.2, 9.3, 9.4
Holt McDougal Larson Algebra 1	1.4, 1.5, 2.2, 2.3, 6.2, 6.3
Illustrative Mathematics Algebra 1	2.1-2.5
Illustrative Mathematics Algebra 1 (v.360)	2.1-2.5, 2.18-2.19
Math Nation Algebra 1 (Florida B.E.S.T.)	5.4, 5.5, 5.10, 5.11
OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e	3.1, 5.4
Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core	2-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6-4
Reveal Algebra 1	2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 7-3, 7-4
SpringBoard Algebra 1	17

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